Minister of Labour and Immigration, Celestino Corbacho, has admitted that the Government's intention is to move towards a more labor system based on active employment policies and therefore penalize the unemployed who do not make training or reject offers employment with the withdrawal of the benefit.
"In the event that the requirements are not met, ie not accept a training course, do not want to participate in work schedules or reject bids Public Employment Service, may indeed be subject to withdrawal of the benefit, "said Corbacho in the press conference after the Council of Ministers.
Corbacho said that current law already provides a range of sanctions for the beneficiaries of those services who refuse to meet requirements, although the Government believes that we must move towards a greater weight of active employment policies in the labor market functioning .
In fact, the socialist group has tabled an amendment to the labor reform on its way through the Senate requiring the unemployed to attend courses or motivational activities and job placement from the first day that the delivery charge if you do not want to be punished .
This amendment, which calls for the loss of benefits if the unemployed person rejects these actions during the first three months, has not liked anything to the unions, who understand that improving the employability of the unemployed bypasses punish them, but by increasing investment in active employment policies to suit the needs of the labor market.
The Housing Ministry has sent a letter and 'sms' to 8,000 beneficiaries of the Basic Income Emancipation (RBE) informing them that, according to information received from the tax to the department, in 2008 exceeded the $ 22,000 annual gross income fundamental requirement for assistance to hire 210 euros, so you must return the aid.
To prove that still meet the legal requirement and objective of not exceeding $ 22,000 annual gross income, the Ministry has consulted with the tax exceeded that limit how many beneficiaries according to their tax return 2008. This control is repeated for the income received in 2009 and beyond.
At the same time, the Ministry has communicated to the regions, responsible for the management of the RBE, and thus to recognize and remove the right to collect it, to give hearing procedure to verify what was involved and their level of income.
While culminate the necessary verifications, the Ministry has provisionally suspended the payment of aid to young people (in cases where the law was still active as other cases are now extinct) and thus ensure that the RBE only receive those entitled to it .
In the letter sent by the Ministry, only warns young people affected by their situation and announces that their autonomous region will be in touch with them to provide the documentation needed to clarify if failed to comply with the requirement of income established by law.
COMMUNITY TO VERIFY INCOME.
Housing indicates that citing those affected, each community will now have to prove who actually exceeded the limit of 22,000 euros, and if so, issue an order withdrawing the right to aid. In cases where the beneficiary did not at the time he left to meet this requirement, and therefore breached its obligation under the rules, the region will start the file for reinstatement of aid, which fit observations.
According to the cooperation agreements signed with all regions for the implementation of basic income, is the regional administration, as the competent body for the recognition of law, to be carried out all necessary checks to ensure that applicants for This helps meet all the requirements for the perception of it. Thus, each community sets the young ask what documentation to verify the income requirement.
However, Housing states that the data that prove the communities, as in any allowance or recognizing any government agency, are rough estimates should be checked later.
Thus, he adds, from the time the young are denied the right to receive the aid and begins to collect it, the Ministry of Housing made every month, checking to see what is current in paying their rent and that is current in meeting their tax and Social Security.
COMMUNICATE THE BENEFICIARY MUST INCREASE INCOME.
The Royal Decree that regulates the RBE establishes that to be eligible to receive this help the young person has to have a regular source of income that you report annual gross income below $ 22,000.
It also notes that the beneficiary has the obligation to report immediately to their autonomous region any modification of the requirements for which it recognized the right to assistance, including income level, and that breach of this obligation is the repayment of aid received.
The Ministry of Labour has approved the second extension to the Program Temporary Unemployment Protection and Integration: the aid of 426 euros per month, for up to six months may apply for the unemployed who have exhausted benefits and unemployment benefits. But this time, groups that may benefit less. In the case of the unemployed between 30 and 45, may only seek help those with "family responsibilities".
So far during the year in which the program has been in place, could ask for help all the unemployed under 65 years without other support.
Moreover, maintaining the other necessary requirements to be a beneficiary of the program, among others, the commitment to participate in a route to employment, and have incomes above 475 euros per month.
The Executive extended from today for the second time, the aid of 426 euros to those unemployed who have exhausted their unemployment benefits for another six months, although not until the extraordinary Council of Ministers on 20 August when approve this decision.
The program known as Temporary Unemployment Protection and Integration (Prodi), which targets unemployed with no income who have not already received this aid was approved in August, but does not begin to count up to November, with the first aids.
The Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, estimated that the first two phases of this non-contributory have already benefited 570,000 people until the end of July, and justified the new extension in the coverage rate of 80% to over 4 , 6 million unemployed.
The government approved last August this temporary aid for six months as short-term measures to minimize the impact of the crisis, and that three months later applied retroactively from August 1 at the request of the parliamentary groups.
The new extension of 426 euros not come without controversy. During the month of May various members of the Government raised the cyclical review of this aid, as the Secretary General for Employment, Maravillas Rojo, who left open the door to study "whether or not the extension of the Prodi".
These words were tinged days later by the Minister of Labour and Immigration, Celestino Corbacho, the rush to ensure that the Executive had not on the agenda withdraw 426 euros, so that ruled out "creating a crisis" this measure.
426 EURO IN 2010
The amount of Prodi is 80% of the Public Indicator of Multiple Effect Income (IPREM), which in 2009 was 420 euros, and this year is the current 426 euros.
The extension of the Prodi is intended for the unemployed under 65 years exterminated contributory benefits and unemployment benefits from 16 February to 15 August 2010 inclusive, and not have received during its first phase.
Also, the aid is limited to income over 75% of minimum wage - which stood at 474.98 euros per month in 2010 - and gain the commitment of participating in an active itinerary of labor insertion.
The full Congress has approved to extend the subsidy of 426 euros charged by the unemployed who have exhausted their unemployment benefit for six months, from August.
The draft resolution, an initiative of the parliamentary group ERC-IU-ICV and amended by the PSOE was supported by the majority of the House and had 343 votes in favor, 2 against and one abstention.
The temporary protection program for unemployment and insertion will target groups of unemployed over 45, under 30 and long-term unemployed and involves the extension of assistance approved by the Executive, whose term expired on August 15.
Speaking at the debate of motions following the debate on the state of the nation, the ERC spokesman, Joan Tarda, justified this initiative that "The circumstances" that led to its approval, since the economic crisis continues negative impact on unemployment.
Since ICV spokesman in Congress, Joan Herrera, was pleased that this measure "thrive" even though "the Government had not so clear."
For his part, Rep. Eduardo Madina PSE defended the proposal as a defense for maintaining the welfare system and to maintain social protection "hallmark" of the socialist group.
Also, the spokesman of the PSOE, José Antonio Alonso, said before the debate that it is a "good deal" and noted that the amendment agreed with ERC-IU-ICV refers to the "orientation" that should have such assistance.
The amount of the benefit is 80% Public Income Indicator of Multiple Effects (IPREM), which in 2009 was 420 euros and in 2010 amounted to 426 euros.
This grant has already been extended by the Government on February 12 by year and then the Deputy Prime Minister said the aid would not affect current beneficiaries, as the maximum time that can receive the allowance is six months "non-extendable."
To date the number of beneficiaries of this aid amounts to about 243,100 people and cost is estimated as 517.8 million euros.
The earthquake did not respect anyone in a city always fragile, believed to be accustomed to misfortunes until he met with wild esteterremoto. The presidential palace, the building of the UN has confirmed 14 dead but could have lost hundreds of employees, the cathedral, the best known hotel in the city, Parliament and hundreds of flimsy houses of a country always wins, always mistreated by nature and by men, recorded substantial damage. Or have sunk forever. As schools and hospitals, where they were most needed. Even the "central prison has been destroyed. There have been leaks of prisoners," according to spokeswoman UN Humanitarian Office.
The World Bank estimates that Haiti, the poorest country of America will lose more than 15% of its GDP because of the earthquake that struck on Tuesday, so it has confirmed a donation of $ 100 million (70 million euros) , the highest announced so far by any country or international organization.
In 2008, production of Haiti's GDP fell 15% due to four tropical storms, but the World Bank believes that this time the destruction exceed that level, since the disaster has affected a larger area and Port au Prince, the capital.
The Caribbean nation of 9 million people in a former French colony and the oldest black republic in the world, which was founded by freed slaves after a revolution that brought independence in 1804.
Haiti is the poorest country in America with an average annual income of $ 560 per person. It ranked 146 out of 177 countries in the Index of Human Development, UNDP.
More than half the population lives on less than $ 1 per day and 78% with less than $ 2. There is a high infant mortality rate (60 per 1,000 births) and the latency of HIV among those between 15 and 49 years is 2.2 percent.
The infrastructure in Haiti is close to total collapse and severe deforestation has left only 2% of the forests.
After decades of dictatorship, former Roman Catholic priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1990 became the first leader of Haiti chosen in free elections. Aristide was ousted in a military coup in 1991 but returned to command the support of the United States.
In 2004, Aristide was removed from the country by force and exiled after a rebellion of gangs and former soldiers.
Haiti is ruled by President Rene Preval since May 2006 when the country returned to constitutional mandate.
Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Miguel Sebastián, announced today that the Plan 2000E, consisting of direct aid for the purchase of cars, will take effect next Monday, to avoid damage to the automobile market.
Sebastian explained that since Monday, motorists will at least help with a 1,500 euros (500 contributed by the Government and 1,000 marks) at the expense of what each community decides independently on its contribution.
The 2000E Plan, which will run one year and will include 200,000 operations, provides direct assistance for the purchase of cars with a price of 30,000 euros in exchange for a vehicle scrapped more than ten years old.
Of the 2,000 euros per transaction under the program, the central government will contribute $ 500, to the autonomous communities are another 500 euros and the automakers will contribute the remaining $ 1,000.
In this line, Sebastian expressed his intention to publish "throughout the day" the list of regions that have decided to join this program of direct incentives to purchase jointly with the automotive sector and the government. Also noted that car manufacturers have joined this action "with enthusiasm" and expressed hope that the regional governments to join "unanimously".
As for communities, the Minister of Industry said that so far the response obtained during the meeting with representatives autonomous "has been positive." "We are in the general meeting and the reception is very positive," he said.
MADRID SAYS "NO" SECOND THE MOTION
For his part, Minister of Economy and Finance of the Community of Madrid, Antonio Beteta, said today that the regional government will not add to direct aid for the purchase of new vehicles, announced by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, and defend existing regional subsidies, as the 20% discount on the registration tax.
Beteta said in a recess between the minister and regional officials with the regions, that Madrid will not provide the 500 euros with the central government asked the regions to cooperate in this plan.
The Minister defended Madrid regional subsidies already in place, as the 20% discount on the registration tax, and called for the state to implement a tax cut for the automotive industry.
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